Nested Federalism and Inuit Governance in the Canadian Arctic traces
the political journey toward self-governance taken by three
predominantly Inuit regions over the past forty years: Nunavik in
northern Québec, the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the western
Northwest Territories, and Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador. The
Canadian federal system was never designed to recognize Indigenous
governance, and it has resisted formal institutional change. But
change has come. Indigenous communities have successfully mobilized to
negotiate the creation of self-governing regions. Policymakers and
politicians have responded by situating almost all these regions
politically and institutionally within existing constituent units of
the Canadian federation. The varied governance arrangements emerging
as a result are forms of nested federalism, a new and largely
unexplored model of government that is transforming Canada as it
reformulates the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the
state. Following the development trajectories of these three northern
regions, Gary Wilson, Christopher Alcantara, and Thierry Rodon
investigate their internal dynamics and their relationships with other
levels of government in several key policy areas. This meticulous
analysis offers new insight into the evolution of Indigenous
self-government, as well as its consequences for Indigenous
communities and for the future of Canadian federalism.
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ISBN
9780774863094
Publisert
2021
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University of British Columbia Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok